Derby County v West Brom injury news as 5 out and 3 doubts

West Brom travel to Pride Park to face Derby County on Boxing Day in the EFL Championship.

The Baggies are likely to have a new manager in the dugout as Carlos Corberan closes in on a move to Valencia. Talks are ongoing but the La Liga side will be paying the €3m release clause which will get him out of his three-year contract.

West Brom's win against Bristol City was the last offering of Championship football before Christmas. Their 2-1 win which came from a brace from Mikey Johnston saw them go up to seventh and they're only outside of the play-offs on goals scored.

Derby County played on Friday, suffering a late defeat to Luton Town. The Rams will have had two days extra rest compared to West Brom, something of which Corberan wasn't too happy about. Will fitness play a part? Here's the latest injury and team news.

West Brom team news

Callum Styles and Karlan Grant both took part in full training on Monday which is a welcomed boost for whoever is in charge. Styles suffered a hamstring injury which was described as 'minor' and was expected to miss three games, however he's seemingly recovered quicker than expected and could return for Boxing Day.

Attacker Karlan Grant like Styles was absent, and despite training, both will still need to be assessed to see if they are fully able to travel for the trip to the East Midlands. The 27-year-old has been a key player since returning from a successful loan spell at Cardiff City, and last Sunday was the first league match he had missed this season.

Paddy McNair was among the substitutes last weekend having been out for all of November, and a large chunk of December. He suffered a hamstring injury on October 26, and with his loan expiring just before the New Year, it begs the question whether he will be seen in a Baggies shirt again this term.

Daryl Dike and Semi Ajayi are long-term absentees. Dike suffered a setback after bidding to return from a second successive Achilles injury, whilst Ajayi had to undergo surgery to repair his hamstring. Dike will be the closer of the two in regards of a return with Ajayi not expected back until March.

Out: Daryl Dike and Semi Ajayi. Doubts: Callum Styles and Karlan Grant.

Derby County team news

Eiran Cashin is sidelined with a hamstring problem. He was sent for a scan to provide a full picture on his injury, but he will at least be out for the festive fixtures.

Derby are taking a cautious approach with Crystal Palace loanee David Ozoh who hasn't played since September. He first had a hamstring injury but as he tried to recover from that, he damaged his quad muscle. No date has been given on when Ozoh will be in a Derby shirt again.

Ryan Nyambe is a player Derby will have to do without for several months. He sustained a knee injury in October and is expected to be out for six months. He damaged his posterior ligament and whilst he didn't require an operation, it's still a long road to recovery.

At the end of November, Tawanda Chirewa made a return to action following a six-week lay off due to a thigh muscle injury. The 21-year-old is on loan from Wolves, and hasn't made a match day squad for the senior team since returning from injury.

Out: David Ozoh, Eiran Cashin, and Ryan Nyambe. Doubt: Tawanda Chirewa